Linda Ellard is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse–Clinical Nurse Specialist (APRN-CNS) with extensive experience in infectious disease, hospital medicine, burn care, chronic pain management, addiction treatment and wound care.
Linda Ellard began her nursing career in Tulsa in 2009 and has built a diverse clinical background by caring for patients across multiple healthcare settings.
Her passion for burn nursing inspired a deeper interest in infectious disease. Wanting to better understand how infections develop and how they can be effectively treated, she expanded her expertise while continuing to focus on compassionate, patient-centred care. Since becoming an APRN, she has worked alongside specialists in infectious disease while also caring for patients in chronic pain management, addiction treatment and wound care.
Two goals that pull against each other If you manage chronic pain and you also treat infections, you run into a quiet conflict almost every week. Pain control asks you
Chronic pain is one of those healthcare challenges that cannot always be understood by looking at a chart or a single test result. Pain is personal, and every patient experiences